 admiralu8e28099s day is a celebration of all things nautical it was originally celebrated exclusively in the islands of the sea barons reflecting that landu8e28099s proud naval history it was later adopted in rel astra a city with its own substantial interest in the sea admiralu8e28099s day celebrations have since been adopted as far afield as willip on the nyr dyv and gradsul chief port of the kingdom of keoland wherever it is celebrated admiralu8e28099s day takes on a distinctly local character generally celebrating the naval accomplishments of the area there is no specific admiral after whom the holiday is named the name was general among the sea baron barons and a reference to their traditional role as admirals of the navy of the great kingdom in other places the name is generic admiralu8e28099s day activities begin with a review of the fleet where the ships of the royal ducal or what-have-you navy sail past a reviewing area under full sail and with the majority of the crew standing to arms at the railing boat ship or yacht races are thereafter the feature of the day in gradsul river races are also held on the sheldomar river sheldomar among single two man four man and crewed racing shells with much betting on the proceedings horse races may also feature in the dayu8e28099s events the rel astran derby is perhaps the most renowned admiralu8e28099s day ends with the admiralu8e28099s ball a formal function exclusively the province of the nobility with high ranking military officers of the navy as honored guests merchants or guildsmen with substantial maritime ventures will often sponsor an admiralu8e28099s day ball of their own where ship captains and lesser officers are feted at the lowest rung of society there is a general debauch when the fleet having been at sea newly makes port on admiralu8e28099s day the carousing may reach epic proportions akin to admiralu8e28099s day are the so-called fleet weeks that occur when a fleet will make port and grant the sailors liberty the furyondian navy is notorious for the fleet weeks in dyvers leukish and radigast city when a fleet or squadron having been on anti-pirate patrol on the nyr dyv makes port in an allied nation or city-state after an extended time at sea the sailors at liberty waste no time in reacquainting themselves with the comforts they went without while at sea drunken revelry keeps the local constabulary very busy source source source original text by gvdammerung from canonfire category holidays 